by sapp.140@osu.edu | Oct 10, 2024 | Ohio State University
In the heart of a pivotal election season, I had the opportunity to attend a redistricting reform meeting hosted by Common Cause Ohio. With the stakes at an all-time high—especially concerning Issue 1 on the ballot this November—the meeting drew a diverse crowd of...
by Anna Thorner | Apr 30, 2024 | William Jewell College
The United States is one of the world’s oldest democracies, being originally founded in 1776. In contrast to nations that have existed for centuries, America is only 247 years old. Since its founding, America held one idea very highly, which is the system...
by Ryan Wisser | May 3, 2023 | University of Utah
Gerrymandering is one of the most divisive issues in the United States, and for good reason. In fact, in 2021 CNN reported that voters consider gerrymandering to be biggest election related issue in the country. Gerrymandering has been a particularly contentious issue...
by Jebediah Dean | May 3, 2023 | University of Utah
When using personal and private data, artificial intelligence can fundamentally discriminate against race, religion, and sex and the lack of data privacy permits therefore permits gerrymandering and targeted political advertisements. Artificial Intelligence...
by Carter Rojecki | May 2, 2023 | University of Utah
Many Americans take no note of the redistricting process that takes place every ten years within each state; but I argue that we should be paying close attention. Redistricting is simply the way that we modify electoral regions’ boundaries, which in turn, decides...
